Which to use
“agravo” and “atraso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,421
- “agravo” frequency rank
- #4,206
- “atraso” frequency rank
- 39627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agravo | atraso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | recurso interposto num processo judiciário visando reformar decisão interlocutória proferida pelo juiz de primeira instância | ato ou efeito de atrasar(-se) |
Where the eye mixes agravo and atraso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agravo and atraso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between agravo and atraso
A purely visual mix-up. agravo (/ɐ.ˈɡɾa.vu/) and atraso (/ɐ.ˈtɾa.zu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agravo is recorded at frequency rank #35,421, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈɡɾa.vu/. atraso is at rank #4,206, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈtɾa.zu/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 39627, this pair ranks #26,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agravo vs atraso
Shared letters: aor. Private to "agravo": gv. Private to "atraso": st.
"agravo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "atraso" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agravo" for "atraso" ever safe?
Which is more common, "agravo" or "atraso"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agravo" and "atraso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agravo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atraso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agravo" and "atraso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agravo vs arado". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #26,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.